How Easy (or Hard) is it For a Second Foreign National Business Partner to Get a Hong Kong Investment Visa for an Unprofitable Company?

What will the Hong Kong Immigration Department make of an application for a second partner to join in an existing business and secure a business investment visa (or) Hong Kong investment visa for an unprofitable company - easy or hard?

QUESTION

My business partner is moving to Hong Kong soon.

Until this point, we had no need for him to be resident in Hong Kong but soon he will play an active role in developing the European part of our business.

Our company has not yet turned a profit so I am wondering if it would be a problem when I make him a contract and apply for his working visa as the other shareholder and director of the company?

The Hong Kong Visa Geeza (a.k.a Stephen Barnes) is a co-founder of the Hong Kong Visa Centre and author of the Hong Kong Visa Handbook. A law graduate of the London School of Economics, Stephen has been practicing Hong Kong immigration since 1993 and is widely acknowledged as the leading authority on business immigration matters here for the last 24 years.